Autism-Friendly Hair Salons in Colorado Springs

When my family first moved to Colorado, one of the things I started looking for was local autism-friendly hair salons. My son, Adam had always struggled with haircuts and I knew finding the right person to cut his hair was going to be difficult.

Then, I found the perfect woman. Military spouse, home salon, and prior experience working with special needs kids. She cut my son’s hair for several years until she moved on and opened up a pedicure spa. She didn’t cut hair anymore and with two kids with autism, I needed to find someone else.

I went to a few local autism groups on Facebook and compiled this list of the top autism-friendly hair salons. You can bet that I will be checking a few of these out very soon!

“We have been going to Odessa at Komb’s Studio for years! She is absolutely amazing! She is kind, beyond patient, and very gentle. She goes out of her way to ensure my boys are comfortable. She only uses scissors on the one who can’t handle vibration, she uses the clippers on the one who just needs to be done quickly, she is great at using counter pressure to offset the sensory overload and is amazing when it comes to reading the boys as far as needing a break! They twist and wiggle, and she looks like an acrobat, but their haircuts always look fabulous!! She is also great about scheduling during more quiet times so that they can be as stress free as possible. I can’t say enough good things about her. Definitely go to her!!” – Lindsay